Energy management principles:
4. Division of area into blocks and zones.-(1)Any area of Pakistan may be divided into blocks of such sizes and shapes as the Federal Government may determine from time to time;
(2) The licensing zones shall be as per map attached as Annexure –I to these rules.
5. Application for petroleum right.-(1) Any company whether incorporated in Pakistan or abroad may apply in accordance with these rules for,-
(a) a reconnaissance permit hereinafter referred to as the permit;
(b) an exploration licence hereinafter referred to as the licence; and
(c) a development and production lease hereinafter referred to as the lease.
Energy institutional structures:
3. Administration and regulation.- The Authority shall be responsible for the administration and regulation of these rules and the execution of all duties imposed upon it by these rules, or pursuant to any agreement or any other function entrusted by the Federal Government. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the administration and application of the rules, the Authority may give due consideration to relevant facts and grant such relaxation as is deemed necessary in larger public interest in terms of section 5 of the Regulation of Mines and Oil fields and Mineral Development (Government Control) Act, 1948 (Act xxiv of 1948).